Asian Super Cup 1998
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The 1998 Asian Super Cup was the 4th Asian Super Cup
, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1998 competition was contested by Pohang Steelers
of South Korea
, who won the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship, and Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia
, the winners of the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.
1 Al Nasr goals always recorded first.
1 Al Shabab withdrew.
Asian Super Cup
The Asian Super Cup was an annual competition between the winners of the Asian Champions Cup and the Asian Cup Winners Cup.The competition started in 1995, but came to an end in 2002 after both major AFC tournaments were merged into the Asian Champions League...
, a football match played between the winners of the previous season's Asian Club Championship and Asian Cup Winners Cup competitions. The 1998 competition was contested by Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers are a South Korean professional football club based in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it...
of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
, who won the 1997–98 Asian Club Championship, and Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
, the winners of the 1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Pohang Steelers
| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Pohang Steelers goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mohammedan SC |
First round | 13–0 | ? |
 Victory SCVictory SC Victory Sports Club is a Maldivian sports club best known for its football team. Victory SC is known for winning the president's cup for 20th time in 2009. The team has won titles that no other local team can match... |
Second round | 15–0 | ? |
 Kashima AntlersKashima Antlers are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island".... |
Quarterfinals | 2–1 | Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha is a South Korean retired football player and coach who is currently an assistant coach of the South Korea national team.He played as winger and spent at his entire career with the Pohang Steelers.-External links:... , Lee Dong-Guk |
 Dalian Wanda |
Quarterfinals | 1–2 | Serhiy Konovalov Serhiy Konovalov Serhiy Konovalov is a Ukrainian current football coach and former football midfielder. He last played for FC Inter Baku.He capped for USSR Youth Team in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.- Club career :*1990–1994 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk... |
 Finance and Revenue |
Quarterfinals | 5–1 | Baek Seung-Chul , Lee Dong-Guk , Serhiy Konovalov Serhiy Konovalov Serhiy Konovalov is a Ukrainian current football coach and former football midfielder. He last played for FC Inter Baku.He capped for USSR Youth Team in 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.- Club career :*1990–1994 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk... , Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha is a South Korean retired football player and coach who is currently an assistant coach of the South Korea national team.He played as winger and spent at his entire career with the Pohang Steelers.-External links:... |
 Al Hilal |
Semifinals | 1–0 | Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha Park Tae-Ha is a South Korean retired football player and coach who is currently an assistant coach of the South Korea national team.He played as winger and spent at his entire career with the Pohang Steelers.-External links:... |
| Dalian Wanda |
finals | 0–0 AET 6–5 pen |
1Pohang Steelers goals always recorded first.
Al Nasr
| Opponents | Round | Score1 | Al Nasr goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|
 Al Shabab |
Second round | (w/o) Walkover In British English, a walkover or W.O. is the awarding of a victory to a contestant because there are no other contestants, or because the other contestants have been disqualified or have forfeited. The term can apply in sport, but can also apply to elections... 2 |
|
 Al Ittihad |
Quarterfinals | 3–2 | ? |
 Köpetdag AşgabatKopetdag Asgabat Köpetdag Aşgabat was a Turkmen football club based in Ashgabat. In 2008 they were disbanded due to financial crisis. Their home stadium was Köpetdag Stadium which can hold 26,000 people.-Honours:* Ýokary Liga... |
Semifinals | 2–1 | Obeid Al-Dosari , Majed Abdullah |
 Suwon Samsung BluewingsSuwon Samsung Bluewings Suwon Samsung Bluewings is a South Korean football club based in the city of Suwon, South Korea, that plays in the K-League. Founded in December 1995, they have become one of Asian football's most famous clubs with a host of domestic and continental honours... |
Final | 1–0 | Hristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Stoichkov , sometimes Stoitchkov; born 8 February 1966 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian footballer. He is regarded as one of the best footballers of his generation and the greatest Bulgarian footballer of all time. Nicknamed The Dagger , The Dog , The Modern Left... |
1 Al Nasr goals always recorded first.
1 Al Shabab withdrew.
Game summary
|}First Game
Second Game
Champions
Asian Super Cup 1998  Al Nassr FC First Title |